Animal Person

JUNE 20, 2009

Bea sent me a link to an article in Gourmet called " Humane Slaughterhouses ," by Rebecca Marx, that is absurd. They believe you can take a life that doesn't want to be taken in a humane way, and I don't agree. It’s how we treat humans, too. But I'm getting ahead of myself. The needs of the cow aren't even mentioned.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

For example: Does Kristof own stock in a rival company?) Using a mousetrap can be justified by defense of self or property (though there are more humane ways of getting rid of pests). This is cynicism. Kristof should address SeaWorld''s argument, not question its motives. Cynicism is the imputation of bad motives.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 7, 2009

So, even if animals are killed painlessly and raised for food in humane ways, it is wrong to kill them. For example, on Tooley’s analysis, having a right to life is the same as being a person. It is also probable that very subnormal adult human beings do not. The subject is a large and controversial one.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

He clearly thinks that it is wrong to cause animals to suffer unnecessarily, but he appears to be somewhat ambivalent about killing animals (provided the killing is carried out humanely). I suspect that underlying his thinking here is a common rationalization that many of my students initially embrace. Running time: 12 Minutes.

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